Morning Meteorologist

The Victoria Television Group, a Morgan Murphy Media company, has an immediate opening

for an innovative, audience-minded morning meteorologist/news anchor host at KAVU-TV.

You’ll work with the Sunrise news team to produce compelling content on CrossroadsToday.com, our app, and social media platforms owned and operated by the Victoria Television Group. You’ll join a close-knit news family in the Crossroads close to Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

What you’ll do:

• Create, develop, and manage weather content for KAVU-TV and Crossroads Today digital properties. 
• Work with the Chief Meteorologist to formulate a plan that maximizes the success of the First Warn Storm Team.
• Create, develop, and manage weather content for KAVU-TV and Crossroads Today digital properties. 
• Help coordinate First Warn Storm Team on-air and web projects. Ability to respond to breaking weather.
• Update the news staff daily on weather information; update news staff as the weather changes throughout the day. 
• Be creative, flexible, and have an interest in digital and social media.
• Drive audience growth strategy through weather initiatives and publishing compelling weather content. 
• Proactively seek out and publish content, generate weather story ideas, and promote Crossroads Today through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

What you’ll bring:

• Your creativity.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills. 
• Self-starter who works well with minimal supervision. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adapt to flexible schedules and thrive in a fast-paced deadline driven environment. 
• Knowledge of HTML, WordPress, SEO, RSS, and FTP. 
• Basic Adobe Photoshop skills.

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or a related field.
• Familiarity with Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Crowd Tangle or similar.
• Ability to excel under tight deadlines.

What The Victoria Television Group offers: 

• We’re a dynamic and progressive family-owned business that values our employees, our culture, and our community. 
• We are a team of talented and creative professionals.
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.

The Victoria Television Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.